Show art article i cle citizens X de voted to aj U S will AK vote agai against ast it the members of the league of undertake ao 0 o res re knect S hect and i preserve an against external ing aggression g gres re sion the territorial integrity and exis existing political independence of all of tile league in case of any uch nuch aggression or in avoie of any threat or or danger of nuch auch aggression the council shall hall upon the means by which tills this obviation tion friall 11 ba be fulfilled here Is a solemn obligation original primary that we will pres preserve the territorial integrity of t these nations it does not make any dif ference whether any one advises advise sor or not bour duty Is there and nd it is a solemn bb obligation that bat we will perform it we can escape from it along the path of dishonor it ls Is an obligation those aad argue thai thit we may get out ot of thia this thing must adopt one bf two co cou reso urese they must either enow show that to enforce it would bo be unconstitutional or they must escape by disregarding and dishonoring our solemn contract if we go forward wo we violate the constitution it we go back wo we violate national honor it we 0 o go forward we wreck the constitution if wo we go backward vaa wa wreck the covenant of the league the advocates of ot article 10 again endeavor to prove that under the covenant there will be no war and there therefore no call to send american amerlean men to bleed and die ii aa distant lands when this treaty Is A accepted said ir lr wilson in co lum bute men in khaki will not have to cross the seas again yet when asked by senator brandegee at a white house conference if the league of nations would prevent war mr wilson answered NOTHING WILL PREVENT WAR it mill will not nothing will prevent 7 war but it will bring about the discussion before tho the beginning of war what else elso than war under artcle mr wilson refer to when by treaty ho he agreed in the name of the united slates states to come immediately bately to the assistance of 0 france in case of unprovoked attack by germany what else than war under article 10 had he in mind when he telegraphed to america that be he was thus merely hastening the action to which wo we should be bound by the league of nations president wilson clearly stated the duty of america under article X Rou roumania manta and servia became worried during the peace conference and they as well as all other european nations were we re assured of the protection of american tol soldiers diers under the league of nations to them the president eald said it if the world should be troubled a again it the conditions which we all regard as fundamental are challenged the guarantee which will be given to you in league of nation nations covenant will pledge that the united states will send its army and fleet across the ocean loathing could be clearer than this president wilson himself says our boys and our wealth are at the disposal of european governments to insure their perpetuation not only does tie the covenant tall fail to guarantee peace but article 10 of the covenant absolutely assures war to assert that the covenant means peace is to assert flatly what la in not true to argue that it means peace ie Is merely to use the pettifogging sophistries already refuted |